How to Install and Uninstall pax-utils Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "pax-utils" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install pax-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pax-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pax-utils" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall pax-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pax-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pax-utils package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: pax-utils
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 245
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tomasz Buchert
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.5-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10)
Suggests: paxctl
Filename: pool/universe/p/pax-utils/pax-utils_1.1.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 73258
MD5sum: 1387cce3829c83261f26b373cf18ab15
SHA1: a060b0fceed112b2061bd032d60841490441b07d
SHA256: ea220cb227c1b5034dfa15bd09291c88a2aac83321d268612113e9a6c2e363e2
Description-en: Security-focused ELF files checking tool
This is a small set of various PaX aware and related utilities for ELF
binaries. It can check ELF binary files and running processes for
issues that might be relevant when using ELF binaries along with PaX,
such as non-PIC code or executable stack and heap.
Description-md5: 2d5221c971b1272ce14a14f4107275a2
Homepage: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Hardened/PaX_Utilities
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu